8 ignore judge, get behind wheel

Saturday

Mar 29, 2014 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - Ordered by a judge not to drive, eight people whose licenses had been revoked or suspended did just that, marching directly from the courtroom to the driver's seats of their vehicles on Friday, police said.

The Record

STOCKTON - Ordered by a judge not to drive, eight people whose licenses had been revoked or suspended did just that, marching directly from the courtroom to the driver's seats of their vehicles on Friday, police said.

What they didn't know is that officers had followed them as part of an undercover sting operation.

They were promptly stopped and cited for driving on a suspended or revoked license, and because they disobeyed the judge, they could face additional jail time, longer suspensions and greater legal costs, police said.

A total of 23 people with suspended or revoked licenses were tailed after they left the courthouse between 1 and 4 p.m., police said. Most of them heeded the judge's warning and had arranged for other forms of transportation.